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Richie

Richie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“powerful ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
RICH-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (94% of all uses)

Diminutive of Richard, from Germanic ric 'rule' and hard 'brave, hardy'. Also used as an independent given name.

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How popular is Richie?

202430.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Richie in 2024100

2024 rank#1,790 boys

Peak year1964

Total US babies since 18807,478

Richie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Richie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milogracious; dear · Germanic
  • Luisfamous warrior · Germanic

Richie questions

What does the name Richie mean?

Richie means "powerful ruler". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Richard, from Germanic ric 'rule' and hard 'brave, hardy'. Also used as an independent given name.

Is Richie a boy or girl name?

Richie is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Richie?

100 US babies were named Richie in 2024. Its peak year was 1964.

How do you pronounce Richie?

Richie is usually pronounced RICH-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.